Tarumi Ward

Few parts of Hyogo Prefecture have a history as closely tied to sea travel through the Akashi Strait as Tarumi Ward. On Kobe’s western waterfront, the ward faces Awaji Island across the channel where Osaka Bay meets Harima Nada, part of the Seto Inland Sea. The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, opened in 1998, runs from Maiko to Awaji and is the area’s defining piece of infrastructure. Maiko Park follows the shore beneath it, and the Maiko Marine Promenade takes visitors inside the bridge structure. Tarumi’s coast brings together residential Kobe and a maritime setting shaped by one of Japan’s key straits. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Tarumi Ward and the Akashi Strait.

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